Matt Amodio’s History-Making Run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Ends

Matt Amodio’s History-Making Run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Ends
"Jeopardy!" contestant Matt Amodio is seen during a taping of the popular game show. Jeopardy Productions Inc. via AP
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NEW YORK—All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!” did just that on Monday’s show, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and more than $1.5 million in prize money.

Amodio failed to answer the Final Jeopardy! clue correctly and came third on Monday’s show, his streak cut short by new champion Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida.